Bug#714409: This bug still bites

Greg Alexander grezql at galexander.org
Tue Sep 10 14:01:46 UTC 2013


Consider the different path taken by the texinfo project:

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=709443

   "We're seeing a reasonable number of these sorts of failures in
   #debian over the past few days."

I'm not wrong about the desire within the Debian community to use the
dependency system properly when it is convenient.  apt and dpkg track
dependency by package, not by release.  That decision was made
intentionally.  It is not a flaw in apt/dpkg.

On the other hand, I notice I am barking on the wrong package.  I will
raise this bug on libgtk2.0-0.  In gtk2, it is a much more severe
compatibility error.  I now understand why you are not as concerned about
it, because gtk3 is currently an exotic upgrade for most users.

Cheers,
- Greg

On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 03:05:48PM +0200, Michael Biebl wrote:
> > You are wrong.  Debian is very good about supporting an indefinite
> 
> Sorry to disappoint you, but you are.



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